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Bamboo canesGarden wire, 3mm thickSecateurs
Using plant supports can dramatically improve the look of a border, preventingvigorous herbaceous perennials from flopping onto neighbouring plants or over the edges of lawns and paths. Rather than buying expensive supports, create your own following this cheap and easy Japanese-style design.
Make as many supports as you need and position them in place when plants are still small, to ensure they're hidden by foliage within a few weeks.
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For one support, use secateurs to cut the bambo canes to the following measurements: 2 x 45cm, 4 x 30cm, 4x 60cm.
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Use garden wire to securely bind the two 45cm lengths together to form a cross. Then bind the four 30cm lengths together to form a square. Make sure the structure is rigid, and not likely to come apart.
3
Place the square on a table and lay the bamboo cross on top of it. Use garden wire to bind the two shapes together where they meet.
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Bind the four 60cm lengths of bamboo at right angles to the cross to form the legs. Your plant support is now ready to push into the ground over a plant.
grandmarg 27/03/2012 at 12:00
excellent idea - even better is to use any spare black bamboo stems you may have thinned out because being a darker colour they disappear completely amongst the foliage.
